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Mason attended the [[Virginia Military Institute]] (VMI).<ref name=PFR/> He played at the end position for VMI from 1917 to 1920 and was chosen for the All South-Atlantic team.<ref name=Meet>{{cite news|title=V.M.I. and V.P.I. Meet Today For Nineteenth Grid Classic|newspaper=The Roanoke Times|date=November 25 1920|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-roanoke-times-vmi-and-vpi-meet/159118923/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> He was a member of the undefeated [[1920 VMI Keydets football team]] that compiled a 9–0 record and became known as the "Flying Squadron". One writer at the time noted: "Mason is one of those men who accomplish difficult things with apparent ease. The very ease with which he stopped plays caused him to be overlooked by some of the so-called experts."<ref name=VMI>{{cite news|title=Original Flying Squadron Tops at VMI|newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch|date=March 13, 1949|page=75|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94379680/original-flying-squadron/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> |
Mason attended the [[Virginia Military Institute]] (VMI).<ref name=PFR/> He played at the end position for VMI from 1917 to 1920 and was chosen for the All South-Atlantic team.<ref name=Meet>{{cite news|title=V.M.I. and V.P.I. Meet Today For Nineteenth Grid Classic|newspaper=The Roanoke Times|date=November 25, 1920|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-roanoke-times-vmi-and-vpi-meet/159118923/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> He was a member of the undefeated [[1920 VMI Keydets football team]] that compiled a 9–0 record and became known as the "Flying Squadron". One writer at the time noted: "Mason is one of those men who accomplish difficult things with apparent ease. The very ease with which he stopped plays caused him to be overlooked by some of the so-called experts."<ref name=VMI>{{cite news|title=Original Flying Squadron Tops at VMI|newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch|date=March 13, 1949|page=75|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94379680/original-flying-squadron/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> |
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He played college football for [[VMI Keydets football|VMI]] and at the [[Fullback (gridiron football)|fullback]] position in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) for the [[Minneapolis Marines]] in 1922 and the [[Milwaukee Badgers]] in 1925. He appeared in eight NFL games, six as a starter.<ref name=PFR>{{cite web|title=Sam Mason|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Pro-Football-Reference.com|accessdate=June 26, 2020|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MasoSa20.htm}}</ref> |
He played college football for [[VMI Keydets football|VMI]] and at the [[Fullback (gridiron football)|fullback]] position in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) for the [[Minneapolis Marines]] in 1922 and the [[Milwaukee Badgers]] in 1925. He appeared in eight NFL games, six as a starter.<ref name=PFR>{{cite web|title=Sam Mason|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Pro-Football-Reference.com|accessdate=June 26, 2020|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MasoSa20.htm}}</ref> |
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| Born: | July 21, 1899 Hampton, Virginia, US |
| Died: | March 7, 1971 (aged 71) Richmond, Virginia, US |
| Height: | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight: | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Episcopal (VA) |
| College: | VMI |
| Position: | Fullback |
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Samuel Anthony Mason II (July 21, 1899 – March 7, 1971) was an American football player.
Early years
Mason was born in 1899 in Hampton, Virginia. He attended Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Virginia.[1][2]
Football career
Mason attended the Virginia Military Institute (VMI).[1] He played at the end position for VMI from 1917 to 1920 and was chosen for the All South-Atlantic team.[2] He was a member of the undefeated 1920 VMI Keydets football team that compiled a 9–0 record and became known as the "Flying Squadron". One writer at the time noted: "Mason is one of those men who accomplish difficult things with apparent ease. The very ease with which he stopped plays caused him to be overlooked by some of the so-called experts."[3]
He played college football for VMI and at the fullback position in the National Football League (NFL) for the Minneapolis Marines in 1922 and the Milwaukee Badgers in 1925. He appeared in eight NFL games, six as a starter.[1]
Later years
After graduating from VMI, Mason undertook graduate studies at Princeton University. He then worked for the Mason-Hanger Company from 1921 to 1943. He became president of the Silas Mason Co. in 1943. The company was a contractor on major construction projects, including the Grand Coulee Dam, the Pennsylvania Turnpike, the Lincoln Tunnel and the Radford Arsenal.[4]
In later years, Mason returned to Virginia where he bred horses.[4][5][6] He died in 1971 in Richmond, Virginia.[1] In 1972, he was posthumously inducted into the VMI Hall of Fame as one of its charter members.[7][8] He was also named as one of two ends on the all-time VMI football team.[3][9]
References
- ^ a b c d "Sam Mason". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
- ^ a b "V.M.I. and V.P.I. Meet Today For Nineteenth Grid Classic". The Roanoke Times. November 25, 1920. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Original Flying Squadron Tops at VMI". Richmond Times-Dispatch. March 13, 1949. p. 75 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Sam A. Mason II Dies; Contractor Was 71". Richmond Times-Dispatch. March 8, 1971. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Laurence Leonard (November 4, 1959). "Sports". The Richmond News Leader. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Battlefield, To Market Vie In $5,000 Race". The Richmond News Leader. September 25, 1950. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "VMI Will Honor 64 Ex-Athletes". The World-News. November 1, 1972. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "VMI Hall of Fame". MI Keydets. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
- ^ "Some Notes On VMI Linemen". Richmond Times Dispatch. February 12, 1946. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.